26 August 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 26 August 2024

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Hints & Clues

Across

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Square dance venue : BARN

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San ___, capital of Puerto Rico : JUAN

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The "I" of T.G.I.F. : ITS

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Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems) : ALEAK

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Popular dance fitness program : ZUMBA

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Backwoods denial : NAW

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Abba hit of 1979 : GIMMEGIMMEGIMME

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Like some smartphone purchases : INAPP

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What a three-way intersection can form : TSHAPE

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'N Sync hit of 2000 : BYEBYEBYE

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Situated on : ATOP

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Adore, informally : LUV

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Olympic gold medalist Raisman : ALY

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Things stuck on snowman "arms" : MITTENS

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Rocks that may contain precious metals : ORES

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Arouse, as interest : PIQUE

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Mötley Crüe hit of 1987 : GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS

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Start of Caesar's boast : ICAME

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Loudly praise : TOUT

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Pennsylvania governor Josh : SHAPIRO

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Opposite of NNE : SSW

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Lisbon greeting : OLA

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Boat propellers : OARS

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Beach Boys hit of 1964 : FUNFUNFUN

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Religious ceremony : RITUAL

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Italy's Isle of ___ : CAPRI

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Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across? : TRIPLEWORDSCORE

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Beethoven's "___ to Joy" : ODE

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State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail : MAINE

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Where "all my ex's live," in song : TEXAS

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In favor of : FOR

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Present in a favorable light : SPIN

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City surrounding Vatican City : ROME

Down

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Something checked at an airport counter : BAG

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Oscar winner Mahershala : ALI

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Sleep stage, for short : REM

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Coastal African desert : NAMIB

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Skittish : JUMPY

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"Errr … I mean …" : UMM

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Assist with a crime : ABET

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Pesters : NAGS

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Jail cell occupant : INMATE

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Maxi pad alternative : TAMPON

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Uses a broom : SWEEPS

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Its capital is Nairobi : KENYA

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Quickly fly past : ZIPBY

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Scottish Highlander : GAEL

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"Zero stars from me!" : IHATEIT

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Outlet for an internet commentator : BLOG

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___ Gagarin, first man in space : YURI

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At any point : EVER

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Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward : EMIL

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Brainpower measures, for short : IQS

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Pull : TUG

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Makes a mistake : SLIPSUP

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Lead-in to law or launch : PRE

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Bio. or chem. : SCI

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Needlefish : GAR

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"___ two minds on this …" : IMOF

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Spot for a satellite dish : ROOF

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Athleisure lead-in to "lemon" : LULU

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Lee of Marvel Comics : STAN

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In a sense : SORTOF

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Beehive or bob : HAIRDO

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More hipsterish : ARTIER

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Entrap : SNARE

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Bay Area enforcement org. : SFPD

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German sausage : WURST

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The Huskies of the N.C.A.A. : UCONN

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Not as mean : NICER

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Some church donations : ALMS

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Spring : LEAP

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Motion-sensing Nintendo console : WII

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Kitchen brand with a palindromic name : OXO

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Head-butt : RAM

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Suffix with Sudan or Japan : ESE